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Where can I find Shemot שְׁמוֹת in the Torah Sroll?


Shemot שְׁמוֹת Aliyahs

  • FIRST: כהן

    Begins in Column 61 on/within Line #6 with the words:

    "וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבָּאִים מִצְרָיְמָה"

    ("and these are the names of the children of Israel, who were coming towards Egypt" Exodus 1:1)

  • SECOND: שני

    Begins in Column 61 on/within Line #28 with the words:

    "וַיִּקְרָא מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַמְיַלְּדֹת"

    ("and the king of Egypt called for the midwives" Exodus 1:18)

  • THIRD: שלישי

    Begins in Column 62 on/within Line #11 with the words:

    "וַיְהִי בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וַיִּגְדַּל מֹשֶׁה"

    ("and it came to pass in those days when Moses was grown" Exodus 2:11)

  • FOURTH: רביעי

    Begins in Column 62 on/within Line #36 with the words:

    "וּמֹשֶׁה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת צֹאן יִתְרוֹ חֹתְנוֹ"

    ("now Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law" Exodus 3:1)

  • FIFTH: חמישי

    Begins in Column 63 on/within Line #26 with the words:

    "לֵךְ וְאָסַפְתָּ אֶת זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל"

    ("go and gather the elders of Israel" Exodus 3:16)

  • SIXTH: ששי

    Begins in Column 64 on/within Line #30 with the words:

    "וַיֵּלֶךְ מֹשֶׁה וַיָּשָׁב אֶל יֶתֶר חֹתְנוֹ"

    ("and Moses went and he returned to Jether his father-in-law" Exodus 4:18)

  • SEVENTH: שביעי

    Begins in Column 65 on/within Line #12 with the words:

    "וְאַחַר בָּאוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל פַּרְעֹה"

    ("and afterwards, Moses and Aaron came and they said to Pharaoh" Exodus 5:1)

  • MAFTIR: מפטיר

    Begins in Column 66 on/within Line #6 with the words:

    "וַיָּשָׁב מֹשֶׁה אֶל יְהוָה"

    ("and Moses returned to the L-rd" Exodus 5:22)


Parsha Shemot שְׁמוֹת is found in the Book of Exodus שְׁמוֹת


Torah Scrolls have different formats (varying number of Columns; varying number of Lines per Column).


For Scrolls using a layout of 245 Columns w/42 Lines, the readings for Shemot שְׁמוֹת are found within Columns: 61 62 63 64 65 66


Get your General Bearing regarding where your reading is within the Torah Scroll:

Book Columns סֵפֶר
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Genesis 1-61 בְּרֵאשִׁית
Exodus 61-111 שְׁמוֹת
Leviticus 111-148 וַיִּקְרָא
Numbers 148-200 בְּמִדְבַּר
Deuteronomy 200-245 דְּבָרִים


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